Improved skate-fastening



y UNITED STATES ATnNT' OFFICE.

VILLIAM H. DUITON, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED SKATE-FASTENING.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 40,093, dated September 29, 1863; antedatcd September 25, 1863.

To 'all 'whom it may concern:

Beit known that 1', WILLIAM H. DUTTON, of the city of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Mode of Fastening Skates upon the Feet; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

ln the use of the ordinary strap for buckling` on the skate by means of a single turn or pulley, by which the strap is drawn up and tightened, great power is required to gain sufficient tightness, and, besides the painfulness of the effort, straps are often broken when suicient strength is used, and when the point of extreme tension is attained there is a yielding of this tension, and a slight slipping back and loosening after the insertion of the buckle-tongue.

The object of my invention is to remedy these evils-that is to say, to furnish a strap and its attachments so constructed and arranged as to require the exertion of less strength in drawing up the fastening to the requisite tightness, and possessing the means of fastening at the point of extreme tension Without th e back slipping or relaxation referred to. The first point I accomplish by means of the double pulley or two turns of the strap 5 the second, by the use of an eyelet and button to fix the strap when drawn up, instead4 y and also showing the manner of buttoning the strap when drawn up, as seen at E. Figs. 4 and 5 are the metal loops attached to the outer ends of the stationary or fixed portions of the strap, being so constructed as to,

allow of the double turn or pulley for drawing up the strap advantageously. Fig. 4 is commonly used on the left side of the foot, and is seen at F F, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is used on the right side, and is seen at G G, Fig. 3. Figs. 6 and 7 are side views of these metal loops, and show the elevation of the post and button H upon each.

Like letters refer to the saine parts in al the drawings.

The outer ends of those portions of the strap that are fastened to the skate are in bot-h cases attached to the button side of the loop, clasping the outside bar thereof, the post and Abutton protruding through the strap, the slot I in the right loop, Fig. 6, being wide enough to admit the turn of the strap again to pass through after the side strap is attached.

On the left side, in order to afford a smooth metal bar, m, Fig. 4, for the strap to slide upon in drawing it up, the metal loop has two slots, lc and Z. The portion of the strap manipulated or used for drawing up the fastening is attached to the bar n, Fig. 4. This is shown at O, Fig. 2. From theattachment O it passes, according to the direction of the arrows, first down through the loop on the opposite side, thence back and up through holes, as seen at P, Fig. 3. By this arrangement of the straps and their attachments it is evident that less exertion of strength by the hand is required to draw up the strap than by any of the present modes of strapfastening, and that when the requisite tension is attained the hold is secured by slipping one of the oriices over the button, and the full tension is retained without the back sipping or relaxation attending the fastening by means of the buckle.

The button H at the left-hand side, Fig-4, is used when it is desirable to fold back a long end of the strap after fastening by buttoning it over on this side, also, where it is kept secure from flapping about.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent` isl. The metal loops, as constructed and provided With thevposts and buttons H, iu coinbination with the stationary straps, in the manner and for the purposes described.

2. The double turn or pulley in the strap, in combination with the metal loops and button-fastening, as described, and for the purposes described, the Whole being arranged and operating,` substantially in the manner herein set forth.

WVM. .I-I. DUTTON. Witnesses:

WlLLIAM BAKER, WM. H. PRATT. 

